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Twenty-three,

twenty-four,

twenty-five.

Well, it ain't grown none

since the last time
I counted it.

Hey, Flo, what's happening?

Hi.

Ain't this a shame?
What?

Here I am
working steady,

it's bill paying time,

and I'm almost
$50 short.

Whoo, child.

I'd lend you
everything I got,

but that would
make you $80 short.

I wasn't talking about money.

I just thought
maybe you had a system.

I'm not used to doing this.

You know, James used to
pay all the bills around here.

Mm-hmm. Well, I do
have a system,

and the first thing I do
is put aside the rent.

Oh, I'm counting
on J.J. for that.

He's got two weeks
back pay coming.

Out of sight!

Then all we gotta do
is organize what you got.

I put my bills
into three piles.

You know,
30 days overdue,

60 days overdue,

and,
"Willona Woods?

Honey, she don't
live here no more."

Well, that ain't
gonna work for me.

They about to
turn off my phone, too.

Well, let's look
at this stuff again.

Maybe we can
figure something out.

You know, let's see now.

Well, that's it, Michael.

I'm never, ever

going anywhere
with you again. Never!

Why not?

Because you
embarrass me.

Do you have to talk

to every girl
that walks by?

Well, Thelma,
I'm just being polite.

Oh, you call that
being polite, huh?

[IMITATES MICHAEL]
"Hey, hey, hey, mama.

"Now, what it is?

"You sure looking fine,

so take me along,
because I got the time!"

Hey, well, you know.

Hey, what can I say?

If you got the goods,
it pays to advertise.

Look at him.

Strutting like a rooster,

and he can't even
grow feathers.

Hey, well,
look who's talking,

Penny Henny
herself.

All right, now.

Why don't you
just shut up?

What? Don't be
starting with me.

All right, you two,
that's enough.

Look, just remember--
I'm never, ever

going anywhere
with you again.

You got that?

Oh, well, good,

because I wouldn't
want you along

if I was really hustling.

When you're fishing for trout,
you don't use tuna.

I said...

I said that's enough.

Thelma, where's the ham
I sent you for?

Ma, at $1.95 a pound,
it's still in the store.

What?

That's double
what it was last week.

How could that happen?

Maybe the pigs joined a union.

Thelma...

Honey, you mean

there was
no kind of meat

you could buy with
the money I gave you?

Sure, Ma, but we didn't think
you had a recipe for Alpo.

Well, I guess dinner
will have to be future chicken.

What's
future chicken?

Eggs.

Flo, I have just solved
your problems financially.

Come on over here,
everybody. Take a look.

Oh, great.
Oh, let's see this!

You are about
to get a crash course

in the Willona Woods
School of Home Economics.

All right.

Now, these are
your bills, right?

Right.

All you got to do

is put a $5 payment
on each bill. That's all.

Well, that's great, Willona,

but there's nothing on this one,

which means they just
repossessed the refrigerator!

Oh, just hold on, honey.

That's the beauty
of the system.

Look at that.

Now your refrigerator is back on
and you can eat again.

On the floor?

They just took the furniture.

I ain't never told nobody
the system was perfect, did I?

Oh.

Well, you know,

there's gotta
be something we can do,

and the only thing we can
do without is the telephone.

Hey, hey.

Maybe you can do
without the telephone,

but not me.

None of my boyfriends
can reach me.

Thelma, I seen
them creatures

you call
your boyfriends,

and you
should be begging

to have that phone
yanked out of here!

There must be something
we can do.

I don't know what.

Hey, gang.

Come on, J.J.,
you just what we need.

That's right.

Put it on the table.

We got some figuring
to do.

That's right.
Uh, Ma...

Uh, come on, J.J.,

we got some
bills to pay.

Uh, Ma?

What's the matter?

Didn't they
give you anything?

Oh, they gave me
something all right.

All right,
what'd you get?

What'd you get?

I got fired.

Oh, no.

Well, now,

Charlie's Roundup
Roast Beef

is Charlie's
Bankrupt Roast Beef.

Hey, man, that's too bad.

Wait a minute,
Michael.

Let's look on the bright
side of this thing.

I finally get a chance
to get rid of this hat

and go back
to "J.J. Evans--

The Dry Look!"

Well, they could've

at least
given you a warning

so you could
look for another job.

Yeah, I should've known

when I spent the last month
in that truck,

talking to coleslaw.

That can drive you crazy.

Yeah, especially when
it starts talking back.

J.J., didn't they
even give you

your two weeks back pay?

Ma, when
a business folds,

you don't get
back pay,

side pay, front pay.

You get no pay!

There goes the rent.

There goes
the phone.

There goes the furniture.

We better
set the floor for dinner.

Wait a minute, now,
y'all...

I can go to the
employment agency tomorrow

and get a job.

It isn't gonna be that easy.

You know how many people
your age are out of work?

Hey, Michael...

That's them. This is me.

You know,
I will get a job.

That's a boy, J.J.

Now, Flo,
don't worry about it.

You've been in this position
four, five times,

and you always pulled
yourself out of it.

Uh-uh, you mean James
always pulled us out of it.

Ooh, maybe that's your answer.
What?

Why don't you do
what James would do?

Yeah, but what
would Daddy do

if he was
here right now?

Oh, that's simple.

[DEEP MANLY VOICE]
Damn!

Hey, my man.

How would you like
to buy a chance--

J.J.!

Hey, Ernie.
What's happening, man?

J.J.!

What's happening, my man?
How you doing?

Haven't see you
since Hoover High.

That's right.

Hey, we used to sit
right behind you in class.

Copied every one
of your test papers.

That's why
we dropped out.

Hey, I still
remember the time

in Mrs. Gardella's
biology class

when you peeled
off your shirt,

took the place
of the skeleton.

Hey, hey.

Man, oh, man.

Wasn't that funny

when she pointed to the skeleton
and the skeleton pointed back?

And then she pointed me
to the principal's office

and I spent two months
beating erasers.

Yeah, but
it was worth it.

Not to me.

With all that
chalk dust on me,

I came home every day
looking Caucasian!

Hey, well, it's good
seeing you anyway, my man.

Yeah, you guys, too.

What you been up to
since high school?

Well, we dropped out

because we had
a little opportunity

in the oil business.

Oh, yeah, doing what?

Ripping off gas stations.

That ain't too bright.

You could never rip off as
much money as the oil companies.

We found that out.

Then we got, um...lucky.

We met this certain gentleman

who set us up
in our own business.

Now we're into
a little numbers,

a little bookmaking...

Hey, easy money gigs.

Oh, yeah, then what y'all doing
at the unemployment office?

Say what?

Hey, man, this is
our office, too.

Like, we got to go
where the action goes.

I must admit, you guys look
like you're doing pretty good.

Good?

Come here, my man.

Try this on for size.

Wow!

I never knew
Benjamin Franklin

was on the $100 bill.

Yeah, sure, who'd you
think was on it?

Aretha Franklin.

Boy, if I had
that kind of money,

my problems would be over.

Why so down, bro?
Lose your job?

Yesterday.

Hey.
Hey, Ernie,

we can't let no
runnin' buddy

like J.J. down.

Not in his
hour of need.

Yeah, yeah.
Hey, look here, my man.

Why don't you
come on in with us, huh?

Hey, there's plenty
for everybody.

How would you like
to start making some good bread?

That all depends
on how hot the oven is.

I guess the man wants
to spend his whole life

making chump change.

Yeah, yeah.

Well, if you're ever
in our neighborhood,

drop on by anyway, huh?

Right on.

Nice seeing you.

Okay, later on, man.

Good stuff, all right.
All right, hang in there.

Hey, my man.

How'd you like
to buy a chance?

Uh, I'd like to apply
for some unemployment--

Sir, we do
have rules here.

You just cannot
butt in line.

Put your card
in the basket

and wait your turn
like everyone else.

Oh.

Pardon-moi.

J.J. Evans.

Well, long time
no see.

Full name?

James Evans, Junior.

Age?

20.

Sex?

Occasionally.

Uh, uh, male.

[LAUGHS]

[MOCKING LAUGH]

Mr. Evans,
is there any reason

that you are not
working full time?

Yeah, I don't have a job.

Mm.

Well, Mr. Evans,

I'm looking here
at your work record.

You know, there are some people

who are very easy
to place into new jobs.

Hey, that's fantastic!

And then there are
people like you.

What's wrong with me?

Oh, Mr. Evans.

I'm sorry, Mr. Evans,

I'm afraid we have nothing
in your old line of work.

Then find me something
in my new line. I'm ready!

All right, all right,
I'll see what I can do.

Let me see.

Hmm, can you operate
an IBM 360?

I got
a driver's license.

It's a computer.

I know, I know.
What else you got?

Well, let me see.

Here we have
an opening

for an envelope
machine adjustee

who knows W.R., W.R.W.,
and W.R. dash K.

Consider the job still
W-O.P.E.N.

Oh, he can spell.

But tell me
something, Mr. Evans,

do you know anything
about diesel maintenance?

I do fine paintings.

Mold design?

I do great sketchings.

Die casting,

expediting,

drill press operations?

Uh, you left out
brain surgery.

Oh, come on, Mr. Evans,

you know something
about brain surgery, hmm?

No, but I figured
since I'm out of a job,

it might as well
be a good one.

Mr. Evans, I am
getting tired of this.

You come in here with
absolutely no skills at all,

and you expect me
to find you a job?

But I do have skills.

You just gotta find me
a place to use them.

Mr. Evans, there is
nothing, nothing, nothing,

that I can do for you.

What you will have to do
is apply for compensation.

Oh, well,
I guess I'll have

a couple of dollars
coming in.

Point me
to the money window.

We pay by mail,
Mr. Evans.

Mr. Evans...

You know,

you will not get it
for at least three weeks.

Three weeks!

But my family
is depending on me.

Mm.

Eugene Pruitt.

But my rent's
due on Friday!

Eugene Pruitt.

But you got to do
something to help me!

Eugene Pruitt!

Hold on there, lady.

I hope everybody
gets a job.

Then you'll be
out of work,

and you'd have to
stand in line

and deal with
somebody like you.

Ugh.

Hey, wait, wait.
Hold it, hold it.

I gotta rest.

Michael, the faster
we go, the better.

We get a dollar
a hundred.

Yeah, now, let's keep moving.
It's not that hard.

Well, that's easy
for you to say.

You the folder,
and you the stuffer.

You haven't asked the licker.

Think of the extra money
we're making.

Yeah, we gonna need it
to retread my tongue.

Michael,
we're all making sacrifices.

Now, poor J.J.'s been
pounding the streets all week

looking for a job.

As soon as we
finish this pile, honey,

and I'll start dinner.

Won't do me no good.

By then,
my mouth'll be glued shut.

All right,
let's all shift.

Everybody move
over one chair.

Hey, wait a minute.

That makes me the licker.

That's right, Thelma,

so pucker up and kiss
your taste buds goodbye.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

Come on in.
The door's open.

Hey, folks,
how you doing?

Bookman,
what do you want?

Now, is that any way

to greet
the head janitor?

I mean, you folks forget
who your friends are.

Something breaks
around here,

and the first thing
you do is call me.

And the last thing you do
is fix it.

Yeah. You always
wearing that tool belt,

but you never
fix anything.

How come
you wearing it?

It's to hold my pants up.

I thought
your belly did that.

You know, you can't
sweet-talk me, Mrs. Evans,

because it don't
matter no more.

You know,
the next few days,

you won't have old
Nathan Bookman to kick around.

Ooh, you're leaving?

Not exactly.

Hey, Bookman.

What you got there?

We getting evicted!

What?
What is this?

Oh, cheer up, folks.

Things ain't that bad.

You got five whole days
to come up with the money.

$120--

that's almost impossible.

I know.

You really
enjoy doing this,

don't you, Bookman?

Oh, no. Don't get me
wrong, Mrs. Evans.

No, I mean, to you,

it looks like
I'm tough on the outside.

Mm-mm, to me you look like
you fat on the outside.

I'm gonna miss that kid.

Hey, Bookman,
give us a break.

I mean,
I just lost my job.

So why don't you
get another one?

There's plenty
of jobs out there.

Yeah, but there's 50 dudes
lined up for each one.

Come on, if you want to find
a job, you can find one.

I mean, they're hiring
right here in the projects.

Hey, Bookman, if you got
a job, I'll take it.

There's a job
that pays $125.

All vacation holidays free,
fringe benefits--

Hey, Bookman,

I'll take it,
I'll take it!

Oh, you should have been here
yesterday.

I gave it to my nephew.

Uh-huh.

I'm only trying to help.

Well, if you
really wanna help us,

why don't you
do something

about our front door?

Well, what's the
matter with it?

You're on the wrong side
of it.

Get out!

I was only
trying to--

Oh, where are we gonna get $120?

I don't know, honey.

I just don't know.

J.J.?

You have any luck
at all today, man?

No, Michael.

I answered every
want ad in the paper,

and I got
rejected more

than a chitlin
at a Chinese wedding.

Hey, man, well,
it's not your fault.

I read that the unemployment
rate of blacks

is over 40%.

I believe it.

I was so desperate,

I even went down
for a male modeling job.

Whatever for?

Well, I figured
slim was in,

but when I got down there,
they told me bones was out.

Well, at least
you tried, J.J.

It's terrible
out there, Thelma.

I mean, there's
PhDs outta work.

There's always somebody

with more
experience than me.

Say, what about
that dishwashing job?

They gave it to a lifeguard

because he's used to
working near water.

Don't worry, Ma.

I'll see if I can
pick up another paper route.

Yeah, and I already
talked to Willona

about working a few more
hours at the boutique.

I appreciate that, kids,
but we need the money now.

We'll have to sell
the one thing we own outright--

the TV.

Hey, that's
a great a great idea.

Thelma, get
Harry's Hock Shop

on the phone.

Okay.

Ma, do we have to
sell the TV tonight?

I wanna watch
The Waltons.

If we don't sell it,
we gonna be the Waltons.

I'm just afraid

we won't get much
for this set.

That all depends

on how the negotiations
are handled.

Okay, it's ringing.

Allow me.

Hello?

Harry's Hock Shop?

Yeah, look here, man.

I got a TV. I think--

Oh, I'll say
it's about 37 inches.

What?

That thing isn't even 15--

Shh.

Salesmanship.

Salesmanship.

Yeah. Has it got color?

It got colors you ain't
even never seen before!

Yeah, and it's got
that special one-button tuning.

Now, that's the truth.

All the rest
of the buttons fell off.

Negotiations, Ma.

Negotiations.

Yeah, of course it's one of them
fancy deluxe models.

Yeah, tells you the channel,
the time,

and your body temperature.

All right,
talk to you in a little bit.

Bye.

Well, he'll give us $135
for that set.

Great.

I wonder how much
he'll give us for this set?

Probably less, but you gotta
get started somewhere.

Well, let me get on out of here
with the thing.

[GROANS]

Oh, J.J.

Well, these arms
are made for loving,

not lifting!

I'll give it another shot.

Hey, hey, J.J.

Why don't you just
leave it on the stand

and roll it
outta here.

Good idea, Michael.

Just wanted to see
if you were thinking.

Well, rolling on.

Goodbye, John-boy.

Well, Michael,
clear the table.

Thelma, you come
and help me with dinner.

Okay, Ma.

Ma, you know,
it sure is gonna seem weird

not having a TV
around here anymore.

You may not believe it,
but when I was your age,

we didn't even have television.

Oh, really?

Did you have electricity?

Yes, we did,

and we had a lot of fun
without the TV.

Oh, what'd you do
after dinner--

sit around and watch
the light bulbs?

No.

We read, we talked,
and we played games.

Oh, that sounds
great, Ma.

Just think
how close we'll all be.

Oh, now I'm really
gonna miss that TV.

Oh.

Hey, Ma!

I got mugged!

What?

Somebody stole the TV!

J.J.,
are you all right?

I'm fine, Ma.
I'm fine.

What happened?

Some dude jumped out
of the elevator and said,

"Empty your pockets."

Well, what did you do?

I told him
when I bought the pants,

the pockets was empty,

and nothing's changed
since then.

So he ran away with our TV set?

No, Michael,

he rolledaway.

Ooh, did you get a good look
at the guy?

Just his right hand.

His right hand?

Yeah, it was wrapped around
a great big black gun.

What?

Is that
all you saw?

That's all I needed to see.

So, J.J., you just let him
take our TV?

Michael, I said
the brother had a gun.

Now, if the man had asked me,

I would've
adjusted the vertical hold.

Well, honey, the important thing
is you didn't get hurt.

The second most important thing

is that guy just rolled away
with our rent money.

Well, I guess

I better
call the police.

Aw, that won't
do any good, Ma.

If they catch the thief,

it'll take
at least a month.

Yeah, we'll be
evicted by then.

Well,

at least we'll have a short walk
from the park from now on.

That's where
we gonna be living.

Lord, have mercy.

This is all my fault.

First I lose my job,

now I blow the only chance
we have to pay the rent.

J.J., don't
talk like that.

You're doing
the best you can.

We all are.

Ah, the best I can
ain't good enough.

Dad'd be real proud of me,
wouldn't he?

Yes, I'll hold on.

J.J., wait
a minute, baby!

Wait, Ma.
I'll talk to him.

Okay, Thelma.

Hey, hey, J.J.

You can't leave now.

You know, I'm cooking
dinner tonight,

and I need someone here
to insult me.

Oh, now,
come on, Thelma.

You know
it's all my fault.

Oh, J.J.

Ever since Daddy died,

you've been trying
to fill his shoes.

Well, somebody's got to.

Yeah, I know, but it's just
too hard for one person.

The whole family has to.

Thelma, the whole family

is getting thrown out
on the street.

Well, maybe not.

You know,
when I talked to Willona,

she said she could put me
full-time at the boutique,

and I could make
a lot of money.

But, Thelma,
you're going to college.

Well, I'll just have to
drop out for a little while.

Oh, no, you won't!

Then you'll
never go back,

and then you'll be
unemployable just like me.

Look, J.J.,
I am an adult now.

I'm capable of making up
my own mind,

and I say I'll do it,
and I'm gonna do it!

Did you tell Ma
about this yet?

No, she'll kill me.

Yeah, not before
I get to you.

Look here, Thelma, you ain't
dropping out of school,

and that's final.

Oh, but J.J., somebody's
gotta do something!

Somebody's gonna
do something.

I should have
thought about this

in the first place.

I know where
I can get the money.

You know where
you can get the money?

Where?

Look, baby girl.

You just go back in there,

and don't tell Ma you're
dropping out of school,

you hear?

[DOORBELL RINGS]

J.J., hey,
what are you doing here?

Uh, I just came by

to see if that job
was still open.

Yeah, sure. Come on in.

* Mmm... *

* Just looking
Out of the window *

* Watching the asphalt grow *

* Thinking how
It all looks hand-me-down *

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* Yeah, yeah *

* Good Times *

* Keeping your head
Above water *

* Making a wave when you can *

* Temporary layoffs *

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